The objective of this project was to design a self-sufficient gas regulation system that could be monitored and controlled via a computer interface for a small animal anesthesia machine. The design of this equipment is essential for research applications involving animal models. The project team designed and built a Copper Kettle style vaporizer and gas mixer, and utilized virtual instrumentation technology for the user interface. The system successfully controlled the gas flow and the desired level of anesthesia.

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Creator

• McNamara, Kevin James
• Boutillette, Michael Paul
• Jacobson, Colleen Marie

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00D028M

Advisor

• Shonat, Ross D.

Year

• 2000

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright